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Jewish conversion starts out when a person has an interest in following this religion. There are lots of different reasons for this and it can include people being in a serious relationship and wanting to convert the whole family, to others looking for something spiritual, who then start to study Judaism. This topic has interested people for many years, and continues to do so today.
An interest in this religion can come from literature, attending a religious ceremony with a friend, having interested family members, renting a video and also at times it can be heard at a lecture. The reason for interest in converting to a religion does not matter; it always starts with exploring the particular religion. It can at times start out as simple curiosity.
Judaism is the known belief of Jewish people. The number of followers can be surprising as millions of people around the world are avid believers. There are several countries associated with this belief, some of them include the United States of America, the Soviet Union and of course Israel, but these are only a few.
Jews believe in one God only, which in their religion is called Monotheism. Numerous religions known all over the world today came from Judaism. Natural Jews do not always appreciate the idea of converting, but if the person can prove their loyalty and stay true to the religion, they will consider it.
According to this religion, God made a deal with Abraham, which is called a covenant. Followers believe themselves to be descendants of Abraham. The agreement between God and Abraham would mean that they will receive affection and protection as long as they abide by the rules of the religion.
The anointed one, which is the Messiah according to this belief, will come to earth and lead all the Jews people to the Kingdom of God. We follow our own ways and are completely independent form other religious groups.
Every congregation, although not all of them, have a spiritual leader called a rabbi, who is responsible for running the affairs, but unlike other religions, Judaism does not have a single international spiritual leader who would be the equivalent of the pope for example. This religion has its own universities established all over the world to train rabbis. Each congregation has its own traditions, rules and beliefs of what the Jewish law holds.
Children can also undergo a Jewish conversion, as in some families where the mother is not of the religion but the father is, the child will be considered a Jew and will engage in activities that relate to Judaism, although some congregations will not redeem the child as legally Jewish. Depending on the rules and laws of the specific congregation, parents of these children can convert them if they wish to do so. Some can convert by having a rabbi perform a naming ceremony and others will have to go through more physical measures such as circumcision.
An interest in this religion can come from literature, attending a religious ceremony with a friend, having interested family members, renting a video and also at times it can be heard at a lecture. The reason for interest in converting to a religion does not matter; it always starts with exploring the particular religion. It can at times start out as simple curiosity.
Judaism is the known belief of Jewish people. The number of followers can be surprising as millions of people around the world are avid believers. There are several countries associated with this belief, some of them include the United States of America, the Soviet Union and of course Israel, but these are only a few.
Jews believe in one God only, which in their religion is called Monotheism. Numerous religions known all over the world today came from Judaism. Natural Jews do not always appreciate the idea of converting, but if the person can prove their loyalty and stay true to the religion, they will consider it.
According to this religion, God made a deal with Abraham, which is called a covenant. Followers believe themselves to be descendants of Abraham. The agreement between God and Abraham would mean that they will receive affection and protection as long as they abide by the rules of the religion.
The anointed one, which is the Messiah according to this belief, will come to earth and lead all the Jews people to the Kingdom of God. We follow our own ways and are completely independent form other religious groups.
Every congregation, although not all of them, have a spiritual leader called a rabbi, who is responsible for running the affairs, but unlike other religions, Judaism does not have a single international spiritual leader who would be the equivalent of the pope for example. This religion has its own universities established all over the world to train rabbis. Each congregation has its own traditions, rules and beliefs of what the Jewish law holds.
Children can also undergo a Jewish conversion, as in some families where the mother is not of the religion but the father is, the child will be considered a Jew and will engage in activities that relate to Judaism, although some congregations will not redeem the child as legally Jewish. Depending on the rules and laws of the specific congregation, parents of these children can convert them if they wish to do so. Some can convert by having a rabbi perform a naming ceremony and others will have to go through more physical measures such as circumcision.
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Check out our Conversion to Judaism page when you visit me on FB for an overview of the basic requirements for Jewish conversion, now. You can also get more information about Rabbi Celso Cukierkorn at http://www.facebook.com/peoplesrabbi today.
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